Diode

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OBJECT TYPE: GERMANIUM/MICROWAVE DETECTOR/CRYSTAL
DATE: 1937
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1999.0280.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 6
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1-.4 METAL & CERAMICMATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 1.6 cm
Width: N/A
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Energy-electric
Category: Electricity & electronics
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: PART OF A COLLECTION OF EARLY SOLID STATE DEVICES ASSEMBLED BY THE DONOR AND HIS FATHER DURING THEIR CAREERS AS ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS. (REF. 1)
Function: TO PERMIT THE FLOW OF ELECTRICITY IN ONE DIRECTION ONLY.
Technical: PART OF A COLLECTION OF EARLY SOLID STATE DEVICES WHICH SHOW THE EVOLUTION OF THE TECHNOLOGY FROM 1930S TO 1970S. 4 GERMANIUM MICROWAVE DETECTOR CRYSTALS RECEIVED IN ORIGINAL BOX, AND DATE TO 1937. (REF. 1)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1-.2 "4/37" incised in metal endcap, along lower dise edge.
Missing: NONE.
Finish: .1-.4 OFF-WHITE CERAMIC AND DULL SILVER METAL CASINGS.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Diode, 1937, Artifact no. 1999.0280, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1999.0280.001/

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